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Are rfid cards used for payment on any subway systems in the states? If so can you already use that card for payment in shops etc?
by mclin 16y ago
Are rfid cards used for payment on any subway systems in the states? If so can you already use that card for payment in shops etc?
- trotsky 16y agoThey're used in some subways - boston & new york at least - though I don't know if these are just trials or if they've perhaps ended. You definitely can't walk into a merchant and expect a contactless payment though - I'm pretty sure merchant roll outs so far have been limited to pay at the pump trials.
- mrgordon 16y agoBoston is a completely contactless system using the same RFID chips as in London. It isn't a trial.
- metageek 16y agoAlthough it also doesn't cover the entire system. The commuter rail trains go out where they can't rely on wireless coverage (in fact, there's at least one stretch on my line where we can rely on not getting coverage), so they can't install the card readers. As a result, the monthly passes for zones beyond Boston are still in ticket form.
- jeffclark 16y agoYou can store payment or your monthly pass on the MBTA card in Boston. It's been live for a few years, so I'm pretty sure it's not a trial run.
- dannyr 16y agoIn the San Francisco Bay Area, the Clipper card can be used on Caltrain, BART, and Muni.